The Central Lakes College Upward Bound Program will be able to help more area high school students transform into college students thanks to three federal grants totaling $3.86 million over five years. Two grants – the Mille Lacs County Upward Bound Grant and the Todd County Upward Bound Grant – …

Central Lakes College welcomes Tambera Topp as its new recruiter. Topp brings a host of higher education and student service experience to the position, including her most recent role as Education and Employment Advisor/Data Coordinator for the RITA Grant at CLC. She received her BS in Accounting and her MBA …

Little Ada wanted a place where she could “play on not be sick anymore.” She wanted it to be pink and purple, and visible from her bedroom in Cambridge, MN. Ada was born with a complex congenital heart defect. Before the age of 5, she already had two open-heart surgeries. …

By Irshad Hussain My name is Irshad Hussain, and I was born and raised in the Hunza Valley of northern Pakistan. This is the story of my journey from the Hunza Valley to Minnesota, and eventually to Chicago. I recently graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in …

A new hotel in Staples can be seen from afar, thanks to a massive sign crafted by Central Lakes College Welding students. The metal lettering, standing a total of 27-feet by 14-feet, can be found on Timber Lake Hotel. CLC partnered with HyTech Construction to make the sign. CLC Welding …

Eight Raiders were named to one of three 2016-17 NJCAA All-Academic Teams following their success in the classroom. The Raiders included: First team (4.00 GPA): Nik Gasner, baseball Sierra Nori, volleyball Second team (3.80-3.99 GPA): Jacob Russell, men’s basketball Teshawn Kelly, football Third Team (3.60-3.79 GPA): Aleia Lupa, women’s basketball …

Twenty-two students graduated from Central Lakes College’s Law Enforcement Skills program on Friday. These men and women have completed two years of general education and Criminal Justice studies, and now have been through an intense eight-week law enforcement training program. In the Skills training program, they received extensive training in communication …

Central Lakes College is pleased to announce the appointment of Joy Bodin as its Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs on July 3. “Joy brings a wealth of experience in curriculum development and enrollment management through her work at Hennepin Technical College. We are excited to welcome her to …

RAIDER SPOTLIGHT FRIDAY! Meet Jeff Dirks. He’s an instructor for the Sustainable Greenhouse and Landscaping programs. Years at CLC: 25 What you like most about your job: I get to be creative, problem solve, and do something different every day. Fondest CLC memory: Every time students thank me for what …

Take a troupe of moderately talented actors, a bulldog stage manager, a disorganized director. Add a wannabe Shakespeare who’s written a play she just can’t help ‘improving’ on a daily basis. Give them all three days before opening night, when pressure is at its greatest. Shake it up, and what …